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Ep. #7 The Moment: Paul Buckley’s Gatorback 1993 Photo

March 21, 2020
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Paul Buckley messed up. He should have been at the finish line. Yet, if he had been paying attention, the photograph above wouldn’t exist. He would have shot an up close ‘guy in the sky’ image and the moment he immortalized would instead be a tale passed down between bench racers with no visual reference to back it up.

This is the audio version of the first story ever published on wewentfast.com, titled, The Moment: Paul Buckley’s Gatorback 1993 Photo. Click that link if you’d rather read it.

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It’s weird to think that the FIM and AMA Motocro It’s weird to think that the FIM and AMA Motocross Championships series are far, far away from crowning champions at this point. But 38 years ago today, the 500cc MXGP season ended and Brad Lackey became the first American to win a World MX title. ⁣ ⁣ With 2-3 moto scores in Luxembourg, Lackey beat Andre Vromans for the championship. ⁣ ⁣ From the pen of Jack Burnicle: “Champagne flowed for Lackey as he entered his final, historic lap, but that was just a prelude. He crossed the line through another stream of bubbly, braking sideways into a wall of hollering spectators who first hoisted shoulder high and then buried the jubilant Californian in their midst. After a decade of dedication, Lackey was Champion of the World.” ⁣ ⁣ #bradlackey #MXGP #1982 #vintagemotocross #wewentfast
Loretta Lynn’s promo video from 1993. #llmx @l Loretta Lynn’s promo video from 1993. #llmx @lorettalynnmx #llmx2020 #wewentfast
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What scrubs looked like in 1984. #llmx #1984 #ll What scrubs looked like in 1984. #llmx #1984 #llmx2020 #bubbascrub #wewentfast
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There’s a little race kicking off today in a tin There’s a little race kicking off today in a tiny Tennessee town called Hurricane Mills. ⁣ ⁣ My pal Jeremy Pavia (and the dude who shoots all the We Went Fast products. Hit him up at @jeremypavia) spotted this 8-track tape at an antique store and snapped it up. ⁣ ⁣ If you didn’t know that the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships are held on the property of an absolute legend in the music industry, search We Went Fast in your preferred podcast player and find episode #2. ⁣ ⁣ Then go to wewentfast.com/shop and buy some merchandise. Support independent story tellers. ⁣ ⁣ #LLMX @lorettalynnmx #LLMX2020 #lorettalynn #8track #vintage @lorettalynnofficial #wewentfast
If either of these two lined up next to you in t If either of these two lined up next to you in the 1980s your day got a whole lot harder. Mercedes Gonzalez (#2) and Lisa Akin-Wagner split the first 10 years of women’s class overall titles at the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn’s (1982-1991). ⁣ ⁣ This first image is from 1985. ⁣ ⁣ The first time I watched them battle was in 1986 and I remember how deep the crowds got at the fence. They rode in a different zip code in all 3 20 +2 motos. Lisa was a Michigander so we had someone from home to cheer for. She often raced the 125 A class when I saw her at Baja Acres.   ⁣ ⁣ Akin-Wagner’s last appearance came in 1988 (1-2-1).  Mercedes also went out on top with the 1991 title. She was so fast that she competed in the Plus 25 division, too (11th overall in 1989!)⁣ ⁣ The second photo is a Thom Veety image from 1984. (Left to right: Mercedes, Lisa and Kathy Holman)⁣ ⁣ Photos courtesy the Racer X Archives. ⁣ ⁣ #LLMX #LorettaLynnMX #vintagemotocross #Yamaha #Kawasaki #motocross #wewentfast
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